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Brian D. Bixby

Brian D. Bixby

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Office Phone: 617.345.3360
Location: Boston, MA
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Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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Mr. Bixby concentrates his practice on all aspects of estate planning; fiduciary administration; probate court litigation: petitions, complaints, appeals, family law, guardianships, and conservatorships; and representation of individuals and major trust departments.

Mr. Bixby came to Burns & Levinson in 1996 from his former firm of Cuddy Bixby, where he directed the trusts and estates and family law practices. He previously specialized in those areas of law at Ropes & Gray.

Mr. Bixby has written and spoken extensively for the Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc., and the National Business Institute, Inc. Most recently he co-authored such publications as Fiduciary Litigation in the Probate Court, Estate Planning for Incapacitated Persons in the Probate Court, Problem Areas in Probate Planning and Administration, Litigating Will Contests and Accounts, and How to Handle a Will Contest. He has served on numerous committees and subcommittees of the American, Massachusetts, and Boston Bar Associations, and lectures frequently throughout Massachusetts.

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Quotes:

  • 6/14/2010, NECN - BP weighs massive compensation fund for Gulf businesses
    Brian Bixby was quoted on issues regarding a potential BP compensation fund.
  • 3/1/2010, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - Rise in bankrupt clients turn lawyers, firms into creditors
    Brian Bixby was quoted in this article by Julia Reischel.
  • 2/8/2010, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly - SJC take aim at fees in case
    Brian Bixby was quoted in this article by Julia Reischel.
  • 12/27/2009, Boston Herald - Rich? Die in 2010 and save big on taxes
    Brian Bixby was quoted in this article by Jessica Fargen.

Recent Articles and Publications:

The Massachusetts Divorce Law Practice Forms
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2009
Co-editors: Phyllis E. Federico, Peter F. Zupcofska, et al. Other Burns & Levinson contributing authors: Brian Bixby, Lisa Cukier & Jeffrey Soilson.

Death and Taxes - Not So Certain After All: Important News About the Federal Estate Tax
Tax & Estate Planning Advisory, January 2010

Massachusetts Probate Manual
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2009
Brian Bixby was a co-author of this MCLE featured book on probate administration and procedure.

The New Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code: Overview
Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE), 2009
Brian Bixby, Clifford Cohen, Dianne Frade and Marshal Grant served as contributing authors to Section Six, "How Marriage, Divorce, Intestacy, and Litigations May Be Impacted by the Massachusetts Uniform Probate Code".

Speaking Engagements:

"Representing Estate and Trust Beneficiaries" for ALI ABAs 13th Annual Advanced Course of Study for the Estate Planner, Litigator, and Corporate Fiduciary Counsel, 7.15.2010
Location: Langham Hotel, Boston MA
Role: Faculty Member
Topic: When Co-Trustees Disagree

MCLE's GAL Training for Category D Matters: Part II, Advanced, 7.7.2010
Location: MCLE Webcast
Role: Chair
Topic: Meeting the yearly requirements to remain on the court approved list

Massachusetts Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys, 4.30.2010
Role: Speaker
Topic: Lessons from the Litigator: Estate Planning Tips from a Fiduciary Litigator

Peak Financial Management, Inc. Dinner Seminar, 4.29.2010
Role: Speaker
Topic: Changes in the Estate Tax Laws